IdeaAscii is an IntelliJ plugin to generate comments as ASCII artwork.

Preferences > Plugins > Browse repositories... > Search for "IdeaAscii" > Install Plugin

Locate your cursor where you would like to add a comment/heading, and press ctrl shift I. Type in the text you would like generated, and hit enter. Your text will be converted to ASCII and automatically commented.

Alternatively, you can go to Tools > Insert Ascii Comment.

You can change the font by going to Tools > Select Ascii Font. The item you select from the dropdown menu will become the font used until you change it.

The default font is 'irvit' simply because that's what I've used before and like the way it looks. For some reason, this particular font always seems to be generated in reverse, so I've fixed that interally. If you notice any other fonts that are rending backward, please let me know.

Jonathon Staff

Copyright 2014 Jonathon Staff

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